“(love song‚ with two goldfish)” Commentary “(love song‚ with two goldfish)”‚ by Grace Chua‚ is a humorous take on the kind of stereotypical romance that is often represented in popular music. In Chua’s version of the love song romance‚ goldfish seem to replace actual humans which gives her an opportunity to poke gentle fun at the genre as well as use some particularly fishy clichés and puns. In the poem we meet two young lovers who seem to be hitting it off. The male of the pair makes the first
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Sophie von Rohr Ms. Pressler IH English 10 21 April‚ 2010 Is Kate’s Final Speech Sincere Or Ironic? The character of Kate in William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew is an outspoken and stubborn young woman living in Italy during the sixteenth century. Her independence and willful attitude mean that she often has difficulty conforming to social norms and fulfilling society’s expectations of her. Kate is pressured into marrying Petruchio‚ her only suitor‚ whose sights are set on her dowry
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During the 1960 ’s in America‚ many African Americans were suppressed and segregated due to their racial differences and the fact that they were descendants of slaves. Therefore‚ many blacks like Langston Hughes‚ recognized that although difference in race‚ all Americans should be treated equally and with dignity. Hence‚ they expressed their feelings of sufferings‚ helplessness‚ isolation and yearnings for hope through different artistic ways‚ like poetry‚ art‚ and music‚ which also marks the birth
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The balcony scene in act two‚ scene two‚ also known as one of the most famous scenes in all of literature‚ Shakespeare shows us how Romeo is an “obsessive lover”‚ and expresses the love that both Romeo and Juliet feel towards each other. He shows us that Romeo is an obsessive lover since he was just mourning his love towards Rosaline‚ but he falls in love with Juliet with just one look at her. This passage has an important role in the play‚ because it is where the obstacles that they will both face
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Making that Difference “…..Success isn’t the amount of money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” – Michelle Obama‚ First Lady. Those who can really comprehend what was being said can understand how gracious and down to earth Michelle Obama is. As a first lady she sees the hardship‚ obstacles‚ the pride‚ the determination Americans have clean across America. As a mother she knows how valuable it is to have that since of family values. First Lady Obama tells us that
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English HL Commentary - Too Many Names - Pablo Neruda The poem " Too Many Names" by Pablo Neruda written uses several poetic devices ‚ including metaphors‚ anaphoras and asyndeton light on one of the ideas the poet to shed light back into communist political opinion. It is the idea of equality and equal worth of each human being ‚ with such names as a method to this claim that names are of no use to explain. While the poem ( including the title) ‚ Neruda‚ his idea of the names of people
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The Boarding House A Socio-political Commentary on James Joyce’s Ireland “The Boarding House” is a typically oriented short story in the James Joyce style beginning with a recollection of the characters backgrounds. In this story‚ Mrs. Mooney escapes a troubled marriage from her drunk and abusive husband and opens a boarding house. Her son and daughter‚ Jack and Polly‚ work in the boarding house with her where she rules with a heavy hand and is referred to as ‘The Madam.’ As Joyce leads us
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A deeper understanding of disruption and identity emerges from considering the parallels between Frankenstein and Blade Runner [copy this essay and you die >:( Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner are both social commentaries that reiterate the zeitgeist of their era; exploring parallel anxieties concerning the disruption of the human condition‚ the human condition being the meaningful interaction between humanity and the world around. Both composers raise this as the salient
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Film Analysis and Commentary: Black Hawk Down Somalia has been experiencing a civil war ever since Dictator Mohammed Siad Barre was ousted in 1991. Mohammad Farah Aidid emerged as a leader and relatively quickly‚ and genocide began almost immediately. By 1993‚ it was estimated over 300‚000 Somalis had died‚ while over 900‚000 had fled to neighboring countries. After several years of sending food and monetary aid‚ which was intercepted by Aidid supporters‚ President Bush announced the US would be
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The opening excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ “The Great Gatsby” in chapter four puts emphasis on Gatsby’s mysterious character and listing all the name of the wealthiest people that were invited to Gatsby’s party that “summer” (9). In the first part of the passage‚ the guests invited to the party are described as shallow for having no knowledge about Gatsby but only taking advantages from the party. It shows that the guests lack moral compassion and a subtle care for Gatsby‚ spreading rumors about
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